Medford, OR – According to the statement, Gov. Kotek thanked Judge Roberts for her dedicated judicial service, and announced that she will fill the position by appointment. State officials also said that Judge Roberts’ retirement takes effect September 30, 2023. Interested applicants should address their completed application forms to Richard A. Lane, General Counsel, Office of the Governor, and email (no mail or hand delivery) those completed forms to Shevaun Gutridge at [email protected]. Forms must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 15, 2023. Governor Kotek fills judicial vacancies based on merit. She encourages applications from lawyers with a…
Author: Tony Cooper
Prosecutors said the 24-year-old mother, Taylor, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for drowning her newborn baby. The woman pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and asked that she be sentenced at once. Taylor must serve 35 years before becoming eligible for parole. Her boyfriend and the father of her two children, Brandon, pled guilty to child endangerment resulting in death and abuse of a corpse. Both parents reportedly drowned the baby minutes after a home delivery. Both parents reportedly held their newborn daughter underwater in a half-filled bathtub to stifle her cries, before stuffing her lifeless body into a…
Police officials said the 66-year-old store owner, later identified as Laura, was reportedly shot and killed following a confrontation with a man who objected to her displaying a flag. The responding officers reportedly found the storekeeper with a bullet wound at her shop. The unidentified male suspect fled the scene on foot. The man was killed by police when he was found nearby, allegedly still armed. Police officials said the unidentified suspect who was not publicly identified, made disparaging remarks about the pride flag before shooting the victim, police said. The store owner was shot at moments after confronting the…
The mother lived with her mom and her mom’s boyfriend inside the home, as well as her 5-year-old son. The mother reportedly said her name was “Yahweh,” which translates to god in Hebrew. Police officials said the mother, later identified as Jasmin, reportedly strangled her 13-year-old son, who was not identified due to his age, to death. The responding officers found the young victim on his bed after a family member called the authorities. During an interview with investigators, the mother reportedly said that she strangled the boy because she wanted to spare him from the devil. She reportedly admitted…
Police officials said the 29-year-old suspect, later identified as Veronica, reportedly invited the victim, who was not identified, to continue drinking with her at home, Friday night. Deputies responded to the suspect’s home and met with the victim who was later taken to hospital. Officials said that after two drinks the man said that he’d started to feel sick which is when Veronica revealed that she’d added something to both beverages. The unidentified victim told the responding deputies he was vomiting for about 30 minutes before he was able to call for help and became sick again while providing his…
The woman, who reportedly worked as neonatal nurse, was convicted of murdering 7 babies and attempting to murder 6 others as she tried to play God and tried to impress married doctor, prosecutors said. The murders happened over the course of one year. The killings all took place at the CC Hospital, between June 2015 and June 2016, making the 33-year-old woman, Lucy, 33, the UK’s most prolific child serial killer in modern history. Her victims included two identical triplet brothers, killed within 24 hours of each other, a newborn weighing less than 2lb who was fatally injected with air, and…
Police officials released a statement, which stated that the father, later identified as Carmelo, reportedly found his minor daughter Maria strangled to death when he returned home from work. Police officials also said that the 11-year-old girl was also se-ually assaulted. When he left for work that day, he talked with his daughter. Maria eventually sent her father two terrifying voice messages. “Someone was knocking on the door,” she said. “I don’t know, I can’t see, I’m in my room. They were knocking.” Her dad reportedly replied that she shouldn’t open the door for anyone. She agreed to not open it, and…
The 50-year-old mother, Lori, was found guilty in May for killing two of her children, 16-year-old Tylee and 7-year-old Vallow. She was also found guilty of conspiring to kill Tammy, the spouse of Chad, whom she later married. Last week, the killer mom was sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole for the murders of her two youngest children. She also received a life sentence for conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the death of a romantic rival. “I don’t think to this day you have any remorse for the effort and heartache you caused for…
During an interview with local news outlets, the grieving widow Mariela reportedly said: “My friends, I never imagined making this post. I never prepared myself for this moment because I was always convinced Regis would make a full recovery. It’s an indescribable pain. The ground has opened up and I don’t know what life will be like without his affection, companionship and absolute love.” According to Mariela, her husband reportedly died of the same disease which took the lives of their 3 children. Seven years ago, the 53-year-old dad and his 3 children learned that they all had Li-Fraumeni syndrome…
There are lots of possible reasons for difficult behaviour in toddlers and young children. Often it’s just because they’re tired, hungry, overexcited, frustrated or bored. If problem behaviour is causing you or your child distress, or upsetting the rest of the family, it’s important to deal with it. What you do has to be right for your child, yourself and the family. If you do something you do not believe in or that you do not feel is right, it probably will not work. Children notice when you do not mean what you’re saying. The 29-year-old mom, Jade, and her partner…